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Born | Gracie Madigan Abrams [1] September 7, 1999 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | The Archer School for Girls |
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Years active | 2018–present |
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Genres | Indie pop [2] |
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Labels | Interscope |
Website | gracieabrams |
Gracie Madigan Abrams (born September 7th, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records to release two extended plays, Minor (2020) and This Is What It Feels Like (2021). After performing as an opening act on Olivia Rodrigo's Sour Tour, Abrams released her debut studio album, Good Riddance (2023), which moderately entered the Billboard 200. Throughout 2023, she performed as an opening act for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour, and received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 66th Grammy Awards. In late 2023, her single "Everywhere, Everything" (with Noah Kahan) marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
Born and raised in Los Angeles County, California, Abrams is the daughter of J. J. Abrams, film director, and Katie McGrath, a film and television producer. [3] [4] Her father's family is Jewish, while her mother's background is Irish Catholic. [5] She has two brothers, an older brother Henry and younger brother August. [6] [7]
She became interested in music at a young age, and started songwriting when she was eight. [8] She attended The Archer School for Girls in West Los Angeles. [9] After graduating from high school in 2018, Abrams studied international relations at Barnard College in New York, but took a break after her freshman year to focus on music. [9]
In October 2019, Abrams released her debut single, "Mean It", under Interscope Records. [10] On July 14, 2020, Abrams released her debut EP, Minor . [11] The EP was supported by several singles, including "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" and "21". [12] She collaborated with producers such as Joel Little and Blake Slatkin. [13] On March 24, 2021, Abrams released a new single with Benny Blanco titled "Unlearn". The single became part of Blanco's album Friends Keep Secrets 2 . [14] On May 7, 2021, Abrams released the single "Mess It Up" along with its music video. [15]
In October 2021, Abrams released the single "Feels Like" and its music video. [16] It was followed by her release of "Rockland", which was created with Aaron Dessner. [17] [18] The next month, Abrams announced her second commercial project This Is What It Feels Like. It was released as an EP on November 12, 2021. [19] The project includes the preceding singles "Feels Like" and "Rockland". [20] In support of this EP, she embarked on the This Is What It Feels Like Tour, which started on February 2, 2022, in Salt Lake City and concluded on May 31, 2022, in Stockholm. [21] Along with her headlining tour, Abrams opened for Olivia Rodrigo as the supporting act for her Sour Tour. [22]
"Block Me Out" and "Difficult" were released in April and October 2022 respectively, with the latter being the lead single to her debut album. [23] [24] On January 9, 2023, Abrams announced her debut album, Good Riddance , which was released on February 24, 2023. [25] [26] The second and third singles, titled "Where Do We Go Now?" and "Amelie", were released on January 13 and February 10 respectively. She announced the deluxe edition on April 24, 2023. It features "Block me out", as well as 3 new songs, "Unsteady", "405," and "Two people". [27] Throughout 2023, Abrams performed as an opening act at selected shows of the US leg of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, [28] and is set to return as Swift's opening act for more US and Canadian shows in late 2024. [29] She also embarked on the Good Riddance Tour, her third headlining concert tour. [30] On November 8, 2023, her song "Cedar" was released after it featured on the season 1 soundtrack of The Buccaneers. [31] She was nominated for Best New Artist for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. [32] She released a collaboration with Noah Kahan to his song "Everywhere, Everything" on December 1, 2023, which later marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. [33] Abrams placed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 2024 for Music. [34]
Abrams has cited Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Costello, Bon Iver, Elliott Smith, Kate Bush, The 1975, James Blake, Taylor Swift, Lorde, Metric, The Killers, and Phoebe Bridgers as her musical influences. [35] [36] [37] [9]
Swift, Bridgers, Lorde, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo each expressed their admiration for Abrams. She has joined both Swift and Rodrigo on tours. [38] [39] [40] [41]
After a leaked draft opinion showed that the U.S. Supreme Court was planning to overturn abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade , Abrams was among 160 musical artists including Clairo, Lorde, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Halsey, and Phoebe Bridgers that signed a full-page ad in The New York Times in May 2022 condemning the planned Supreme Court decision. [42] [43] In July 2022, Abrams released a limited-edition t-shirt whose complete sale proceeds would go to the National Network of Abortion Funds. While this is "only a small part in a massively anti-democratic effort that is underway in this country" Abrams admits, she believes that she can "use [her] platform to amplify the experts in this moment". [44]
In a 2020 interview, Abrams supported expressing personal views through music, saying, "I can't separate my music from my opinions... it's a whole that reflects my way of thinking. You shouldn't be afraid to talk about what you believe in." [45]
Abrams has been showing rainbow flags, or other LGBTQI+ flags, on her concerts to show her support to the community.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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US [46] | AUS [47] | CAN [48] | GER [49] | IRL [50] | NZ [51] | UK [52] | ||
Good Riddance |
| 52 | 30 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 3 |
Title | EP details |
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Minor |
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This Is What It Feels Like |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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US [53] | US Pop [54] | US Rock [55] | CAN [56] | IRE [57] | NZ Hot [58] | UK [52] | |||||
"Mean It" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Stay" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"21" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minor | |
"I Miss You, I'm Sorry" | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 81 | ||||
"Long Sleeves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Brush Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"Unlearn" (with Benny Blanco) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Friends Keep Secrets 2 | ||
"Mess It Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"Feels Like" | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | This Is What It Feels Like | |||
"Rockland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Alright" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Block Me Out" [upper-alpha 1] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good Riddance | ||
"Difficult" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Where Do We Go Now?" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | |||
"Amelie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Know It Won't Work" | — | 32 | 28 | — | — | 34 | — | ||||
"Cedar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Buccaneers: Season 1 | |||
"Everywhere, Everything" (with Noah Kahan) | 79 | — | 9 | 60 | — | 6 | — | Stick Season (Forever) | |||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Pad Thai" TJANI featuring Gracie Abrams | 2017 | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Role | Songs Performed |
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2020 | Herself, musical performer | "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | "Friend" | ||
The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2021 | "Unlearn" with Benny Blanco | |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | "Feels Like" | ||
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2023 | "I Know It Won't Work" | |
CBS Saturday Morning | "I Know It Won't Work", "I Should Hate You", and "405" with Aaron Dessner | ||
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "I Know It Won't Work" | ||
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | "I Should Hate You" | ||
The Drew Barrymore Show | Herself | N/A | |
The Project | 2024 |
Award | Year | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Grammy Awards | 2024 | Herself | Best New Artist | Nominated | [32] |
IHeartRadio Music Awards | 2024 | Social Star Award | Won | [61] | |
Gold Derby Awards | 2024 | Herself | Best New Artist | Nominated | [62] |
Publisher | Listicle | Result | Year (s) | Ref. |
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Forbes | 30 Under 30 | 2nd | 2024 | [34] |
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